EQ3 - United Nations - MIGRATION

Question 1

United Nations

Answer 1

• First IGO
• mantain global peace and security
• UK, USSR, UK and China and France are 5 permanent members

Question 2

Role of the UN

Answer 2

• maintain international peace and security
• promoting sustainable development
• protect human rights
• uphold international law
• delivering humanitarian law

Question 3

What are the UN sub organisations ? ( extra info )

Answer 3

• UNESCO - Develop education tools to help ppl live as global citizens free of hate
• WHO - emergency health mission on the Ebola crisis
• UNHCR - protect refugees of those seeking asylum
• UNICEF - children fund established
• UNDP - UN development programme created
• FAO - food conference to eradicate hunger
• UNCED - Un conference on environment
• UNEP - prepare to respond to environmental crisis

Question 4

UN possible sanctions

Answer 4

• Arms embargos ( banning weapons )
• Trade embargos ( banning specific items)
• Restrcitions on loans
• freezing assets
• travel restrictions

Question 5

What are the 4 main key UN interventions ?

Answer 5

1. UN sanctions against Iran
2. UN intervention in DRC
3. Unilateral action NATO/USA sanctions against russia
4. Unilateral Turkey, France,USA intervention in Syria

Question 6

1. UN sanctions against Iran

Answer 6

Reason
- sanctions on oil exports as Iran was heard to have been creating nuclear weapons,
- Trade embargo was implemented in 2012 and Irans crude oil exports decreased

Info
- worlds 4th largest oil industry

Success
- deter them from creating nuclear weapons

Failures
- isolate Iran economically
- Irans GDP only feel by 5%

Question 7

2. UN intervention in DRC FIXXXX

Answer 7

Reason
- Due to independence in 1960, DRC suffered from resource curse

Info
- Extremely wealthy and rich in resources

Success
- Un peacekeeping ….

Failures
- The conflict claims 5 million lives - Uganda most compensate

Question 8

3. Unilateral action NATO/USA sanctions against russia

Answer 8

Reason
- territorial integrity of Ukraine

Info
- Russian backed forces seized control of Crimea region attempting to regain political influence

Success
- Russian farmers gained larger home markets due to restrictions on imported food
- EU kept importing Russia energy supplied d’esprits sections
- sales fell by 80%
- Russian became less dependent on oil and gas exports and instead increased diversification of economy

Failures
- overseas financial assets frozen
- Russian currency de valued

Question 9

4. Unilateral Turkey, France,USA intervention in Syria FIXX

Answer 9

Reason
- resolution of UN Security Council to condemn use of chemical weapon by

Info
- Legal basis for humanitarian intervention to relive suffering by deterring further use fo chemical weapons by Syria government forces, but UK voted against intervention

Success
Xxxx

Failures
Xxxx